What is Zyn? Trends in Substance Use
Tuesday, April 7th | 6:00 PM
Stowe High School Cafeteria
Healthy Lamoille Valley is excited to partner with Stowe Schools to host a community/parent night to discuss updates in trends in substance use, with special focus on nicotine products, such as Zyn. The intention is to inform, but not overwhelm; to look at how we can best talk with our kids. All welcome! Light refreshments provided.
Speaker: Tom Fontana Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor (LADC)Alcohol, Cannabis, and Other Drugs Initiatives Manager, University of Vermont. Tom Fontana coordinates drug and alcohol education at the University of Vermont. He oversees the BASICS program (which is a brief intervention model), and he meets with student groups, including Greek Life and Athletics. Tom is author of the ‘T-Break Guide’ a free resource to help people take a tolerance break from cannabis. He is Principal Investigator of a research study seeking to gauge the effectiveness of cannabis harm reduction resources.